Put yourself in the role of a project manager collaborating with MTD, an events company.
Considering the difficulties and problems that MTD encounters in their projects, what insights have you gained this week that could offer assistance?
If an iterative approach were employed in organizing an event as a project, what would be the consequences? Similarly, what are the implications of adopting an agile approach? If the company sought your advice, what would you recommend?
Contribute your thoughts and ideas to the discussion.
What I have learnt that could help is the VUCA dimension. Identifying, understanding the nature of challenge as well as knowing how to respond to challenges. The iterative approach enables one to monitor the progress of the project through feedback, outputs can be delivered regularly and frequently. This is useful in an unstable environment.
I would recommend both a hybrid approach( a combination of the linear and iterative approach).
As project manager working for MTD before I choose the approach to use for the project, I need to study the environment to know whether it is stable or not
In planning an event, following the linear approach which involves developing ideas and assessing it, giving a descriptive plan for the project then implementing it is needed in the project. Also inorder to have a shorter period of time to geta quick response and output and also to solve the VUCA challenges, the agile or iterative approach is also needed… so therefore since these two are important, I as the project manager so as to get a quick and effective response and achieve project will create my own tool which is the hybrid approach for the project
Following what has learnt so far on this unit, it is clear that change is the only constant that can give a dynamic result as a project manager.Before embarking on any project, it is important to consider which approach it will require to resolve it.The underlisted must be considered:
1.Linear approach
2.Iterative approach
3.Hybrid approach: i.e combination of linear and iterative approach
As a Project Manager working with MTD, I will advise to handle each project depending on the circumstances or situations that may arise as they may be different. However I will use the Hybrid approach since it combines both the the Linear and Iterative approach.
As PM working for MTD, the best approach I would use will be Iterative/Agile approach. Combining both approaches and applying the iterative and agile approaches will to effective in handling the problems and challenges encountered in the project.
I would have pockets of sprints in my sprints and linear approaches in the sprints as well. Meaning that the approach I would use would be fully Hybrid. I would make sure that communication lines are always open and o the spot feedback at all times although, I will make sure to not allow feedback be cumbersome which is why I will have sprints in my sprint and linear approaches in the sprints too.
As a project manager in MTD, i will firstly evaluate the extent of the challenges, and the environmental conditions currently, if the environment is an unstable environment, I will ensure changes and adaptability to suite the situations.
I will ensure the feedback process on each technique undertaken, and ensure a good team work, by ensuring that ideas are being tested before use.
Applying the agile approach, will enable a quick response to problems, using the simpler and shorter approach to the challenges facing the organization.
If challenges facing the organization are simple or complex techniques will be adapted that will suit the organization.
To effectively manage the MTD company as a project manager, I will employ the use of a linear, iterative, and VUCA approach as all projects are not the same.
As MTD’s project manager, I’ll have to handle each project according to the circumstances and situations that arise using linear, iterative or hybrid methods.
As a project manager, one has to build their own techniques that bring together the linear and iterative approaches. This will be from experiences and knowledge, as well as skills learnt on different projects
As Project Manager, it’s advisory combining linear and Agile method. No single approach would give results